Check/uncheck Collections with python

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Oh Hi there,
I am looking for a way to include/exclude (check/uncheck) Collections via a script-

I found this:
bpy.ops.outliner.collection_enable_render()

But its not clear to me how this works.

I tried this:

import bpy
bpy.ops.outliner.collection_enable_render(“collection_name”) and it isnt working.

When I click the checkboxes in the Outliner the command is always context sensitive.

Any Idea how this could work.

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The correct operator would probably, or at least should be, named something to do with ‘excluding’.
Operators only work in very specific contexts. You’ll likely need to give it a context override to work, check the api documentation on operators for information on this.

The better way to set the exclusion is to manipulate the variables in the view_layer context like the following.

bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection.children['Stuff'].exclude = True
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Holy Shit, this is it!
It works! This is 100% what i needed!

Thanks so much!

4

Hello. How could I adapt this type of script to run on multiple selected collections at once?
Thx